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God actually made sin but not through satan. Read Rom 7, the law brought about sin.
But it was God who made the law anywayz
God actually made sin but not through satan. Read Rom 7, the law brought about sin.
But it was God who made the law anywayz
Isn't God all-powerful? Didn't God make satan? Why would God do that?
CARM said:At the risk of sounding flippant, why not? For what reason or reasons should God have not created the devil even if he was going to fall? Just because God knows what will happen doesn't mean that the person (or angel) isn't free to make choices. Satan freely chose to rebel against God. God knew this would happen. Nevertheless, let me offer some possible reasons why God would create Satan even though He knew he would fall and rebel.
I know my children will act badly at times, but knowing that does not mean mean that I shouldn't have kids. Part of the risk of freedom is that rebellion will be a reality.
- It was necessary to have the fall so that God could then have a reason to die for our sins thereby demonstrating that God can and does provide the greatest act of love which is to lay down one's life for his friend (John 15:13).
- The fall of Satan provides yet another method for God to be glorified in that God can use sin to prove that sin is "bad" and that God's Word about righteousness is true.
- If God is to have creatures with free will, then the risk of rebellion is part of that freedom. Satan had that freedom and used it to rebel.
- If God had not created Satan and instead another angel fell, then we'd be asking why God made that angel knowing he would fall.
- God has reasons about which we know nothing.
If God is all-knowing why did He create Satan whom He knew would fall? | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry <--- click
Selenah, try this: For there to be "true free will" a person has to have the potential to choose to sin. God created us to have "true free will" to choose whether or not to follow or be "in Him". Therefore, He created the "potential" for humans to choose to sin, but He himself is not the Author of Sin.
Lucifer: Was an Arch Angel that chose to rebel. Similar to our Free will. Comparison is the Arch Angel Michael who chose to contiue to serve God. Hope this makes sense.
From CARM.
This is good too.
If God knew that Satan would rebel and Adam and Eve would sin, why did He create them? <-- click
It was Adam and Eve's choice to eat from the tree, just as it is our choice to steal from our neighbors and cheat on our spouses.I just read this and this is what I don't understand: If GOD loved his creations so much why did he want mankind itself to fall? Why did he put the tree in the garden purposely which would lead to the onset of sin? ._. Why would GOD want mankind to fall if there wasn't going to be any sin in the first place if he never put the tree in that garden of Eden?
I know that it was was to manifest all his glory in all it's fullness but wasn't it already in fullness?